Research Nurse - Clinical Trial Office (Grant Funded)

Role Overview

Research Nurse - Clinical Trial Office (Grant Funded) at Sidra Medicine, located in Qatar.

Company Overview

Sidra Medicine is a high-tech facility home to world-class patient care, scientific expertise, and educational resources. The organization provides comprehensive specialist healthcare services for children and young people, and exceptional maternity, gynecology, and reproductive medical services for women. The Research Nurse works within the Clinical Trial Office in the Advanced Cell Therapy Core.

Role Purpose

The Research Nurse coordinates clinical investigators and assists scientists in conducting clinical research. The role is primarily responsible for enrollment of human subjects, biological sample and data collection, and delivery of these to research laboratories. The Research Nurse ensures biological sample and data collection and entry/storage is conducted within stringent guidelines and assists clinical investigators in preparing or amending study protocols for review and approval by the respective Institutional Review Board(s).

Key Responsibilities

Enrollment and Consent

• Obtain consent for research-related interviews and procedures.
• Maintain consent log, detailing reasons for non-consent.
• Coordinate enrollment of human subjects into clinical research protocols.

Subject Interaction

• Perform face-to-face interviews with patients, parents and other subjects serving as controls.
• Telephone or visit patients at home to conduct follow-up tests and interviews.

Data Management

• Organize, collect, store, and send data for assigned clinical research protocols.
• Manage databases of clinical research protocols assigned to.
• Liaise with Medical Records Departments to obtain relevant research data.
• Identify problems related to patient data and alert Principal Investigator.
• Assess the ability of other clinical staff to safely and accurately assist with data collection and entry for research projects.

Biological Sample Handling

• Organize, collect and store biological samples including blood, saliva, and buccal swabs.

Coordination and Liaison

• Coordinate the daily job foreseen by the Clinical Research Protocols as agreed with Principal Investigator(s).
• Liaise with Sidra nurses and other external healthcare providers to aid understanding of research principles.

Protocol Support

• Participate in clinical research protocol creation, amendments, closure, evaluation and reporting.
• Assist clinical investigators in preparing or amending study protocols for review and approval by the respective Institutional Review Board(s).
• Support in the preparation of newsletters and reports.

Organizational Standards

• Adhere to Sidra's standards as they appear in the Code of Conduct and Conflict of Interest policies.
• Adhere to and promote Sidra's Values.
• Perform other duties as assigned in view of evolving needs and opportunities within Sidra.

Qualifications & Experience

Education

• Bachelor's Degree in relevant field or equivalent.
• Post Graduate qualification (preferred).

Professional Experience

• 3+ years' experience in clinical research.
• Broad clinical practice experience (preferred).
• Experience of clinical research in feto-maternal health and/or child health (preferred).
• Experience with Clinical Disease Registries (preferred).

Certification and Licensure

• Registered by relevant regulatory body or equivalent in country of origin.
• QCHP licensing available or obtainable within 6 months.
• Certificate of Good Clinical Practice training.
• The Society of Clinical Research Associates Certificate (preferred).

Skills & Competencies

• Demonstrated knowledge of patient-interviewing.
• Demonstrated knowledge of data-collection.
• Demonstrated ability in supporting clinical research projects.
• Demonstrated knowledge and application of good clinical practice.
• Computing/IT proficiency.
• Word processing proficiency.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office suite.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Knowledge of Arabic culture in the Arabian Gulf (preferred).
• Experience with Database and Statistics Software (preferred).
• Fluency in written and spoken Arabic (preferred).
• Knowledge of regulatory issues related to the conduct of research (preferred).

Additional Information

• Position is grant funded.
• Reporting relationships may vary in view of evolving needs and opportunities within Sidra.